Funding for Commercialization​
Prior to executing a license or forming a company, most faculty need to complete market and technology validation – customer research, prototyping, external testing or scaled-up production to show their technology has a high probability of success. The following grants offer funding specifically aimed at these activities.
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UA's NSF I-Corps Site
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Award amount: $2,500
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Project period: 6 months
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Frequency: 3 cohorts per year
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Goal: help teams understand NSF's I-Corps methodology and provide NSF lineage for other grants
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Requirements: must have at least one faculty members and one student on your team and participate in 7-week training program
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National Science Foundation’s I-Corps Teams
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Award amount: $50,000
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Project period: 6 months
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Frequency: quarterly
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Goal: facilitate licenses and the creation of companies that are well-prepared to win NSF SBIR/STTR awards
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Restrictions: NSF lineage – you must have a prior NSF award or participate in UA’s NSF I-Corps Sites program
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Requirements: must have an experienced business person to mentor, submit to a series of interviews with a program officer, and participate in 7-week intensive training program
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I-Corps@Ohio
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Award amount: $15,000
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Project period: 6 months
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Frequency: semi-annually
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Goal: train faculty and graduate students in entrepreneurial principles to increase licenses and startups from Ohio universities
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Restrictions: must be from an Ohio public research university
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Requirements: must have an experienced business person to mentor, submit to a series of interviews with a program officer, and participate in 7-week intensive training program
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Ohio Third Frontier’s TVSF Award
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Award amount: $50,000 with 1:1 cost match required
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Project period: 1 year
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Frequency: 3 cycles per year
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Goal: validate technologies in preparation for license to Ohio-based startup companies
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Restrictions: technology not previously licensed and only 6 submissions per university
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Requirements: 1:1 cost match required
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